The theory of compensating differentials predicts a negative relationship between wages and good working conditions, while the theory of segmentation predicts a positive one. Combining the hedonic wage model and the wages-employment collective bargaining model, the authors show the relevance of...

In agriculture, there is need for a deeper analysis of management of climate risks, because the farmers appear to have a paradoxical position: they perceived that they are strongly exposed to climate risks but, they do not want to pay for adapted tools, arguing that this is too expensive or...

New colours of carrots were used in an experimental design. Main anomalies of decision theory (disparity between selling and buying prices, preference reversal phenomenon) are obtained in the case of food decisions. The willingness to pay is a consistent measure of the buying behaviour of the...

[fre] Une confrontation de trois modèles de mariage à partir de l'analyse des transferts ordonnés lors du divorce, . par Catherine Sofer, Michel Sollogoub.. . Quels sont les déterminants du montant des transferts ordonnés par les juges au moment où les couples divorcent ? La relation qui...

[fre] La répartition des emplois par sexe: capital humain ou discrimination? . par Catherine Sofer.. . Cet article étudie l'impact de la répartition des emplois par sexe sur le différentiel moyen de salaire hommes/femmes. Les principales explications théoriques de cette situation sont, pour...

[eng] Is There a Division of Labour in the Extended Family? . by Guy Lacroix, Michel Picot and Catherine Sofer.. . Labour supply analysis has shown the need to shift from the individual to the household, and then from the unitary household to the household as a place of strategic interactions....

[eng] Our article uses subjective data to study inequality within the family. We use a question on the individual income of each household member. We assume that the answer to the question gives reliable information on income-sharing in the household. Within the framework of a collective model...